DURHAM, N.H.
– Amy Perrault (Kirkland Lake, Ontario) of
the women’s swimming & diving team and Kevin
Goumas (Lake Worth, Fla.) of the men’s hockey team
are featured in this week's Service Credit
Union Student-Athlete Spotlight. This information and
more can be found in this week's Wildcat Roundup.

STUDENT-ATHLETE
SPOTLIGHT

Amy Perrault, women’s
swimming & diving

Amy, a
senior out of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, added to her trophy case last
weekend when she was named Women’s Swimmer of the Meet at the
ECAC Championships that were held Feb. 25-27 at the University of
Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool. She contributed to six first-place
finishes and five records to lead UNH to its first ECAC title since
2005.

Amy was
the individual champion in the 200-yard individual medley as she
broke her own school record with a time of 2 minutes, 1.91 seconds.
On the second day of action, she swam to a first-place finish in
the 100 backstroke and on the final day of competition, Amy took
the top spot in the 200 back with an ECAC record time of
1:58.91.

The senior
swimmer was part of the ECAC-record breaking performance in the 400
medley relay as well as the first-place 200 medley relay and swam a
leg of the 400 free relay that broke the ECAC, conference and
school records to win the last event of the meet and vault UNH to
the title. Amy was also part of the second-place 200 free relay
that had a school-record time of 1:35.10.

One week
earlier at the America East Championships, Amy earned the Coaches
Award that is presented to the senior who recorded the most career
points at the America East Championships. In 2011, she broke the
school and conference record in the 200 IM and won the 200
backstroke, once again with a school and conference record.

Kevin Goumas, men’s
hockey

Kevin, a
freshman forward from Lake Worth, Florida, was named the Hockey
East Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week on Feb. 28
and he received that honor three times the month of February.

Kevin
tallied four points (one goal, three assists) in last
weekend’s home-and-home series against Northeastern
University to lead UNH to a three-point weekend. He netted the
game-tying goal in the 2-2 draw at the Whittemore Center on Feb.
25, then compiled a career-high three assists in the 6-3 road
victory the next night; the three points matched his personal
best.

In 25
games this season, Kevin has tallied 14 points on four goals and 10
assists. He also has a plus/minus rating of +12 to rank tied for
fourth on the team in that statistic. In eight February games,
Kevin had 11 points (4g, 7a) and a +9 rating. He carries a
four-game point-scoring streak into the regular-season series
finale vs. Boston College with 2-6-8 in that span and has a point
in six of the last eight games.

New Hampshire ended the regular season with losses to Maine and
Hartford. The Wildcats are the seventh seed at the America East
Championship and will tip off against second-seeded Boston
University on Saturday, March 5 (6 p.m.) at the University of
Hartford’s Chase Arena.

Brian Benson (Rochester, N.Y.) recorded his
second career double-double with 16 points (8-for-12 FGs) and 15
rebounds in the Feb. 27 regular-season finale at Hartford. The 16
points matched his personal best.

The Wildcats recognized three student-athletes who played their
last regular-season home game at Lundholm Gym on Feb. 22 vs. Maine.
The senior class is comprised of Tyrone Conley
(Burlington, Vt.), Dane DiLiegro (Lexington,
Mass.) and James Valladares (Kaufman,
Texas).

Scott Morris (Walkersville, Md.) matched his
career high of 14 points – he was 4-for-10 from 3-point range
–at Hartford.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (9-19, 6-10
America East)

The UNH women’s basketball team finished its final week
of regular-season play with a 1-1 record. The Wildcats defeated
Maine, 57-40, on Senior Day at Lundholm Gym on Feb. 23, then closed
the regular season with a 62-52 loss at
Hartford.

UNH is the No. 6 seed in the America East Championship and will
battle third-seeded Binghamton University in a March 4 quarterfinal
game at Hartford’s Chase Arena.

Junior forward Denise Beliveau (Framingham,
Mass.) recorded 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for her
America East-leading 11th double-double of the season.
She was named the team’s America East Player of the Game in
both of last week’s games.

The Wildcats recognized two student-athletes who played their
last regular-season home game at Lundholm Gym on Feb. 23 vs. Maine.
The senior class consists of Kate Early (Corning,
N.Y.) and Jill McDonald (Middlebury, Vt.). They
combined for 19 points on 9-for-18 shooting. McDonald scored a
team-high 10 points, followed by Early with
nine.

GYMNASTICS (9-5, 2-3
EAGL)

New Hampshire traveled to the University of Bridgeport and
returned to Durham with a victory (194.375 to 191.300).

Chelsea Steinberg (Ridgewood, N.J.) was the
individual champion in the balance beam (9.875) and all-around
(season-high 39.3). She was the top ‘Cat on floor exercise
with a third-place mark of 9.850.

Ali Carr (Chelmsford, Mass.) led a 1-2-3 sweep
on the uneven bars with a score of 9.85. She was followed by
Danielle Reibold (Horsham, Pa.; 9.775) nd
Katie Lawrence (Lyme, Conn.).

UNH continues its stretch of road competitions March 4 at
20th-ranked LSU. The Wildcats’ last home meet is
next Monday, March 4 against Brown and Central Michigan.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (19-7-6,
17-4-4 Hockey East)

UNH took three of a possible four points from Northeastern last
weekend with a 2-2 tie at the Whittemore Center and 6-3 victory at
Matthews Arena. It marked the second consecutive weekend the
‘Cats captured three points in the standings.

The Wildcats are atop the Hockey East standings, one point
ahead of this weekend’s opponent, Boston College. UNH is
looking to win its second consecutive Hockey East regular season
title and fourth in five years.

Freshman forward Kevin Goumas (Lake Worth,
Fla.) recorded four points in the two-game series and that included
a career-high three assists in the win; the three points matched
his personal best. One night earlier, he netted the third-period
game-tying goal.

Senior forward Paul Thompson (Derry, N.H.)
recorded his sixth multiple-goal game of the season with two goals
at NU on Feb. 26.

Junior forwards Stevie Moses (Leominster,
Mass.) and Mike Borisenok (Watervliet, N.Y.) both
finished with a goal and two assists for three points in the
two-game series vs. NU.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (14-16-2,
7-13-1 Hockey East)

New Hampshire finished the 2011 season tied for sixth in the
Hockey East standings and did not advance to postseason play.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE (1-1, 0-0
America East East)

New Hampshire opened the 2011 season Feb. 23 with an 8-5
victory at Holy Cross. The Wildcats went back on the road to battle
14th-ranked Dartmouth College and returned home with a
9-5 loss on Feb. 26

Kate Keagins (Bay Shore, N.Y.) extended her
point-scoring streak to 11 games with three goals at Holy Cross and
an assist at Dartmouth. She also recorded seven ground balls, three
caused turnovers and a draw control at Dartmouth.

Ilana Cohen (Andover, Mass.), a junior
captain, matched her career high of three goals at DC. She has a
team-high five goals through two games.

UNH plays its home opener – the first of six home games
– March 2 against UMass. Game time at Memorial Field is
4 p.m.

SKIING

The UNH ski team finished in third place at the EISA
Championships that were held Feb. 26-27. Junior alpine skier
Paul Atkinson (Toronto, Ontario) recorded a pair
of top-10 efforts with fifth place in the giant slalom and seventh
place in the slalom.

Chad Lawrence (Hastings, Minn.) also raced to
a top-10 finish in the men’s giant slalom at Sunday River. He
recorded the ninth-fastest two-run time, while Sam
Coffey (Snowmass, Colo.) was just outside of the top 10 in
11th place.

Clare Egan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) had the
highest placing of any UNH skier at the EISA Championships. She
placed third in the women’s 5K freestyle race. Anya
Caldwell Bean (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and Liz
Guiney (Park City, Utah) were also in the top 10 at
9th and 10th, respectively.

Zach Clayton (Manassas, Va.) was the top
‘Cat in the men’s slalom in sixth place and
Catherine Blanchard (Eastman, Quebec) matched that
effort in the women’s slalom.

Andrew Clemence (Falmouth, Maine) turned in
the lone top-10 effort by a UNH men’s Nordic skier. He was
the ninth-fastest skier in the 10K freestyle.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
(7-1)

UNH captured the ECAC Championship by winning the final event
of the meet – the 400-yard freestyle relay – in an
ECAC, conference and school record time of 3 minutes, 23.65
seconds. It is the Wildcats’ first ECAC title since
2005.

UNH, which was in second place following each of the first two
days of competition, totaled 11 ECAC champions with five school and
five ECAC records at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees
Pool.

Amy Perrault (Kirkland Lake, Ontario)
contributed to six first-place finishes and five records to earn
the Women’s Swimmer of the Meet award.

UNH garnered the Coaching Staff of the Meet honors, one week
after being recognized as the America East Coaching Staff of the
Year.

The ‘Cats opened the meet with a school-record effort of
1:35.10 in the 200 freestyle relay; that quartet consisted of
Shelli Reed (Hollister, Calif.), Allison
Nahin (Hartland, Wis.), Kiersten
Wollenzien (Holland Landing, Ontario) and Perrault.

UNH had four top-10 efforts in the 200 individual medley.
Perrault led the way with a school-record time of 2:01.91 for first
place. Jessica Little (Barrie, Ontario) took
second place and was followed by Jenna Bull
(Woodstock, New Brunswick) in fourth and Nahin in
10th.

The quartet of Lauren McCandless (Macungie,
Pa.), Perrault, Nahin and Wollenzien captured first place with an
ECAC record mark of 3:47.24 in the 400 medley relay.

UNH also captured first place and shattered the ECAC record in
the 800 free relay with a time of 7:28.31. Those legs were
completed by McCandless, Reed, Wollenzien and Sydney
Tribou (Belle Island, Fla.).

The combination of Perrault, Nahin, McCandless and Reed took
top honors in the 200 medley relay.

Other individual champions on Day 2 of competition were Little
in the 400 IM and Perrault in the 100 backstroke.

New Hampshire stormed into first place on the last day of
racing by winning all but two events. McCandless opened with a
first-place finish in the 1650 freestyle in which she established a
conference and school record of 16:35.31. Perrault followed as the
top swimmer in the 200 back in an ECAC record time of 1:58.91, then
Reed took first place in the 100 free and McCandless was first to
touch the wall in the 200 butterfly.

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

UNH finished eighth at the New England Championships that were
held Feb. 25-26 at Boston University’s Track & Tennis
Center.

Anthony Vorachak (Lebanon, N.H.) had the top
individual finish at the event with third place in the
heptathlon.

Dinnan also had one of the team’s top individual efforts
with fifth place in the 1,000-meter run. Matthew
Guarente (Saugus, Mass.) and Sean
Mitchell (Milford, Mass.) both had a fourth-place finish;
Guarente competed in the high jump and Michell raced in the 500m.
Paul DeTurk (Durham, N.H.) placed fifth in the
weight throw.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

New Hampshire finished seventh at the New England Championships
that were held Feb. 25-26 at Boston University’s Track &
Tennis Center.

Camille Quarles (Derry, N.H.) and
Kaitlyn Dugan (Hatfield, Pa.) both won individual
titles. Quarles won the triple jump with a school-record leap of 40
feet-0.75 inches; that broke her own mark that she established Feb.
11 at the same venue. Dugan was the top athlete in the pentathlon
with 3,340 points.

Chelsey Canavan (Stoneham, Mass.) raced to
second place in the 500-meters in a time of 1 minutes, 14.77
seconds.

The Wildcats had a pair of top-8 efforts in three events
– the 800m, 3,000m and long jump. Megan
Donohue (Stratham, N.H.) and Catherine
Perella (Bedford, N.H.) finished 5-6 in the 800m;
Anne Twombly (Exeter, N.H.) and Lucy
Garfield (Hanover, N.H.) were 7-8 in the 3,000m;
Meghan McGrath (Merrimack, N.H.) and
Melanie Frazier (Bridgewater, Mass.) were 7-8 in
the long jump.

FALL SEASON
WRAPUP

MEN’S CROSS
COUNTRY

UNH wrapped up the 2010 season with a 12th-place
finish at the ICAAAA Championships at Van Cortlandt Park on Nov.
20; 20 teams competed at the meet.

WOMEN’S CROSS
COUNTRY

UNH concluded the 2010 season with a 14th-place
finish at the ECAC Championships, which were held Nov. 20 at Van
Cortlandt Park; 23 teams competed at the meet.

FIELD HOCKEY (14-7 overall, 5-0
America East)

UNH completed the 2010 season with a 14-7 record following a
2-1 overtime loss to Albany in the America East championship game
on Oct. 6. The 14 victories marked the highest single-season total
since the ’00 squad also had 14 wins.

Junior forward Whitney Frates (Woodstock, Vt.)
was named to the 2010 Longstreth/NFHCA All-America Second Team. It
marks the second consecutive year a Wildcat was honored as an
All-American.

FOOTBALL (8-5 overall, 5-3
CAA)

The 10th-ranked UNH football team was defeated 16-3
by fifth-ranked University of Delaware in an NCAA quarterfinal at
Delaware Stadium on Dec. 10.

Dino Vasso (Crum Lynne, Pa.) was named to a
total of three All-America teams: The Sports Network/Fathead.com
FCS Second Team, Associated Press All-America Second Team and AFCA
Football Championship Subdivision Coaches’ All-America
Team.

Matt Evans (Hanover, Mass.) was also named to
a total of three All-America teams: The Sports Network/Fathead.com
FCS Second Team, Associated Press All-America Second Team and the
Walter Camp Football Foundation 2010 Football Championship
Subdivision All-America Team.

MEN’S SOCCER (9-5-6 overall,
2-3-2 America East)

The UNH men’s soccer team concluded the 2010 season with
a tie in the America East championship game at UMBC. The Wildcats
and Retrievers battled to a scoreless tie through regulation and
overtime, then UMBC won the title by virtue of a 5-3 edge on
penalty kicks.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (8-8-4 overall,
4-3-1 America East)

UNH’s 2010 season came to an end with the fifth-seeded
Wildcats’ 2-1 loss at fourth-seeded Albany in the America
East quarterfinals on Oct. 28.

VOLLEYBALL (10-17 overall, 5-7
America East)

UNH ended the 2010 season on a high note with a 3-2
come-from-behind win at UMBC on Nov. 12. UNH has reached double
digits in wins five of the last six seasons.